Strategic international tax planning for expats and digital nomads. Optimize your tax position across borders legally and efficiently.
International tax advice goes beyond filing returns — it's about structuring your financial life to minimize your global tax burden while staying fully compliant. Whether you're planning a move abroad, managing investments across borders, or running a business from a different country, the right tax strategy can save you tens of thousands of euros annually. Tytle's advisors analyze your complete financial picture — income sources, residency status, asset locations, and future plans — then design a tax-efficient structure that leverages treaties, special regimes (like Portugal's NHR 2.0 or Spain's Beckham Law), and legal optimization strategies. We don't just tell you what to do; we implement the plan and monitor it as your situation evolves.
Moving to a new country triggers tax events — capital gains on assets, pension implications, and changes to your residency status. Planning 6-12 months before your move lets you time asset sales, restructure investments, and choose the optimal tax residency start date. Tytle creates a step-by-step pre-move checklist tailored to your origin and destination countries.
Portugal's NHR 2.0 regime, Spain's Beckham Law, and Italy's flat tax each offer significant tax reductions for qualifying retirees. But eligibility rules differ — NHR 2.0 targets specific professions, Beckham Law requires employment in Spain, and Italy's regime has a €100,000 cap. Tytle compares all options against your pension income, investment portfolio, and lifestyle plans.
Working remotely from 3+ countries creates complex permanent establishment risks, VAT obligations, and overlapping residency claims. Tytle maps your travel patterns against treaty tie-breaker rules, identifies where you should establish your tax home, and structures your invoicing to avoid unnecessary withholding taxes.
Holding property, stocks, or business interests across borders creates layers of tax complexity: capital gains rules differ by country, dividend withholding rates vary, and wealth taxes may apply. Tytle analyzes your portfolio, identifies tax-efficient holding structures, and ensures you claim treaty-reduced withholding rates on investment income.
Portugal NHR 2.0 flat rate
20% on qualifying income
Spain Beckham Law flat rate
24% up to €600,000
Italy flat tax for new residents
€100,000/year (lump sum)
Portugal wealth tax
None
Spain wealth tax threshold
€700,000+ (varies by region)
PT-US treaty dividend rate
15% (reduced from 28%)
ES-US treaty dividend rate
15% (reduced from 19%)
Average savings with pre-move planning
€5,000-€50,000/year
Ideally 6-12 months before any major change: moving abroad, starting a business, selling significant assets, or retiring. This lead time allows you to structure transactions tax-efficiently, choose the optimal residency timing, and avoid triggering unnecessary tax events. That said, it's never too late — even after moving, there are often opportunities to restructure and reduce your tax burden going forward.
Tax filing is compliance — preparing and submitting your required returns to the authorities. Tax advice is strategic — analyzing your situation to find legal ways to reduce what you owe. Filing looks backward at what happened last year. Advice looks forward at how to structure your finances for the best outcome. Most expats benefit from both: a filing service to stay compliant, and periodic advice to optimize their position.
Common strategies include: choosing a tax-favorable residency (NHR 2.0, Beckham Law, Italy flat tax), timing your move to optimize the tax year, claiming treaty benefits to eliminate double taxation, structuring investments in tax-efficient accounts, maximizing deductions in each jurisdiction, and using foreign tax credits. The right combination depends on your income sources, citizenship, and where you live.
A double tax treaty is an agreement between two countries that determines which country taxes specific types of income. They prevent you from paying full tax in both countries on the same income. Treaties typically reduce withholding tax rates on dividends, interest, and royalties, and establish tie-breaker rules for residency disputes. Portugal has treaties with 79 countries, Spain with 103. Tytle identifies which treaties apply to you and ensures you claim every benefit.
Yes. Crypto taxation varies dramatically by country. Portugal currently taxes crypto as capital gains (28%) with some exceptions. Spain taxes crypto gains at 19%-28%. The US taxes all crypto transactions including swaps. Tytle tracks your transactions, calculates gains per jurisdiction's rules, and advises on strategies like timing disposals or choosing your tax residency to optimize your crypto tax position.
Before you become a tax resident in a new country, you can: sell appreciated assets under your current (potentially lower) tax rules, restructure pension withdrawals, rebalance investment portfolios without triggering gains in the new country, and time your arrival to maximize first-year benefits. For example, arriving in Portugal after July 1 means you're only taxed there for half the year, while potentially qualifying for NHR 2.0 from January 1 of the following year.
Our international tax experts can help you navigate cross-border taxation with confidence.
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